Madrid - Puerta del Sol

Our school in Madrid - Puerta del Sol

Our school in Madrid is located in the heart of the city, a short walk from "Gran Via" full of shops, theatres, restaurants and the student apartments are also situated a stones throw from the school.

Our academy has modern facilities where the students can feel comfortable during their courses.

All of the classes have a sound protection system to avoid noise from the street, as well as air conditioning and audiovisual equipment. The school has free internet access from 08:30, a library where you can loan books and a video room where you can loan DVDs.

We offer many excursions, but in the afternoons there are also trips to places of interest in the same city, full day excursions to places nearby and weekend excursions to other cities in Spain and Portugal. The students that have studied here recommend this school!

Our teachers have university degrees and have wide experience as Spanish teachers.

All of the teachers have degrees in classic philology, Spanish philology, Literature, History and Art and have been selected by the head of the academy with the objective of sharing our exclusive method of teaching with the greatest guarantee of success.

Characteristics

Internet

Library

Computer room

Cafe

Tea or coffee machine

Garden

Wifi

Student lounge

Prayer room

Kitchenette

Support deparment for the students

Accreditations

The school is accredited by:

Strongest Points

Direct flights

The city offers more cultural activities than any other city

Enjoy the classic Castillian language

Study Spanish in the capital of Spain - Madrid

Madrid has been the capital of Spain since 1562, and has approximately 4,000,000 inhabitants. It is located in the centre of the country, and it is said that from Madrid you can get to anywhere in the country in 4 hours by car. Being the capital, the city is the heart of Spain, in more than one sense. It is the biggest city in Spain, with a clear cosmopolitan vibe, but is also a typical Spanish city in many ways.

During the day, the city has a commerical and working environment, very different from that at night, where the city is full of life and animation, with many bars, restaurants, cafes, clubs - not surprisingly the people from Madrid are known as the biggest part animals in the world!

In Madrid, you will notice the importance of the siesta. The people from Madrid aren´t in the streets until past midnight, and then they stay out until 4/5am, despite having work the next morning! You will discover that tapas is a must, before going to the pub to dance, and "churros with warm chocolate" are compulsory after a night out when the pubs and discos close.

Courses:

Standard Spanish course in Madrid

INTENSIVE COURSE OF 20 HOURS PER WEEK

09:00-11:00 Grammar class

11:00-11:30 Break

11:30-13:00 Conversation and vocabulary class

The majority of the schools have 45 minute lessons. This means that the real class time is 3 hours. With our timetable, the students have 3 and a half hours of class per day, meaning that per week they have 2 and a half hours of extra class, nearly a day more of the course.

Evening Spanish courses in Madrid

Courses offered for students with different motives that can´t do the intensive course.

These courses are designed for workers and foreign students living in Spain. They cover all the necessities of the Spanish language, although the participants usually request correction of errors that they encounter in every day life, extension of grammar knowledge and colloquial use.

These courses have the following characteristics:

maximum of 8 students per class

A minimum of 6 levels available between the two courses (Monday and Wednesday / Tuesday and Thursday)

The students do a level test so that they are put in the right course.

The first day is the test. The student can participate in one class. If they don´t like the method of level, they can cancel this course. If they want to carry on, this class will be the first of the course.

This course doesn´t offer accommodation.

The students can participate in the activities programme.

Class timetable:

COURSE EVENING A: Monday and Wednesday, 19:30 - 21:00

COURSE EVENING B: Tuesday and Thursday, 19:30 - 21:00

Characteristics

Course duration up to 52 weeks

Horas per Week 3

Duration of Classes 45 Minutes

Timetables evenings

Level test Yes

Accredited Diploma No

Level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2.

Maximum students per class in summer 8

Average during the rest of year 6

Minimum age 17

Extra-curricular Activities

Free time in Madrid

We offer many excursions, but in the afternoons there are also trips to places of interest in the same city, full day excursions to places nearby and weekend excursions to other cities in Spain and Portugal. The students that have studied here recommend this school!

Examples of cultural visits and excursions in Madrid:

Prado museum

Romantic museum

Parliament

Escorial

Granada

Thyssen museum

Sorolla museum

Palacio Real

Toledo

Segovia

Seville

Depod Temple

City tour

Accommodation

Families

All of the families live a maximum of 20 minutes from the school and have been carefully selected.

Although we call them families, the majority are usually 60-65 year old ladies that rent bedrooms in their houses. They are located 20 minutes from the school by bus or metro. They have been carefully selected to offer the student friendly and familiar treatment.

The accommodation is offered from the previous Sunday of the starting date of the course, until the Saturday after the end of the course. If the student arrives before or leaves after these dates, you should ask about the availability.

The price of this type of accommodation includes:

Single bedroom perfectly equipped with desk, study light and heating in the winter.

Change of bedding and towels weekly.

Key to the house so the student can leave and come in at any time.

Clean clothes once a week.

In case the student doesn´t like this type of accommodation, the school will try to change it as quickly as possible.

The school recommends that the students have meals at the school, as this way they can choose what they have every day, as well as practicing Spanish with one of the teachers and getting to know the other students, creating a familiar atmosphere. However, if the student wants to, they can ask for meals in the accommodation.

Availability: All year

Room Type: single and double (only for those travelling together)

School distance: between 10 minute walk to 20 minutes in public transport

Check-in: Sunday

Check-out: Saturday

Characteristics

Internet

Private bathroom

Laundry facilities

Cleaning service

Wifi

Kitchen

Kithchen Utensils

Security service

Bed-linen

Towels

Breakfast

Half Board

Full Board

Shared flats in the same building as the school

Availability: All year

Room Type: single or double room (only for those travelling together)

School distance: in the same building

Check-in: Sunday

Check-out: Saturday

Deposit fee: 100€

Characteristics

Internet

Private bathroom

Laundry facilities

Cleaning service

Wifi

Kitchen

Kithchen Utensils

Security service

Bed-linen

Towels

Breakfast

Half Board

Full Board

How to get there

How to get to Madrid

Transfer and pick up services from the airport

For Madrid, we offer a pick up and drop off transport from Barajas airport, the price is 50€ (or 30 per person if there are two) one way. We also offere a pick up or drop off service from the closest train or bus station (the price depends where the bus/train station is). This service is 24/7 all year.